SSSSSSSS Let's see some Snakewood!

[draggat]

Snakewood is one of my favorites. Let's see yours!

 

[gunstockjack]

 

[black mamba]

GEC #53 stainless Cuban

 

[Ernie1980]

Those are some gorgeous pieces! I don't have any snakewood traditionals-yet

 

[INFRNL]

Some nice looking snakewood:thumbup:

For some reason, I love the Acorn shield on the GEC's. Not too fond of the other's currently used

 

[Will Power]

Don't have any but it looks really well on a Traditional.

Barry That 25 of yours is a prize, wottalooker!:thumbup:

 

[pertinux]

I do not prefer sssssnakes (understatement -- {{shudder}}), so have typically eschewed snakewood simply because of the name. Because this is normal.

I have one glorious exception for all the right reasons-- a Northfield #25 in all its stamped bolsters, stamped blade, pen-behind-main perfection:

The grain illuminated by the late-day sun:

Not only is this barlow the Poster Child for GEC's iteration (the exact knife pictured)...

... its grain contains the pattern number, there by the pile side spring pin:

So much to see and enjoy, in one little snakewood knife.

~ P.

 

[Primble]

WOW - lots of pretty snakewoods !!! That 25 pattern in the wood is VERY cool Sarah !!! :thumbup:

My only example is a little less vivid:

 

[Ocellatus]

WOW - lots of pretty snakewoods !!! That 25 pattern in the wood is VERY cool Sarah !!! :thumbup:

My only example is a little less vivid:

Sooooo sweet. The handles are gorgeous, the long pull spear and the lines on that knife....the lines!! Wowzers.

O

 

[AusLoX]

 

[bozack]

 

[Ben Romney]

Thank you. This thread is my first encounter with snakewood. It's beautiful. What does it come from? Is there a snakewood tree?

 

[knarfeng]

Thank you. This thread is my first encounter with snakewood. It's beautiful. What does it come from? Is there a snakewood tree?

http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/snakewood/

 

[zzyzzogeton]

As I had never heard of snakewood before, I went a googling. In addition to knarfeng's site, other sites said it is found from southern Mexico to South America in rain forests, another said it was an Acacia species from western Australia and others said it was any of several species of hardwoods with a mottled or heavily figured hard wood.

Obviously a gorgeous wood, very dense, and apparently easy to crack if left exposed to high temperatures.

 

[r redden]

Primble that knife is beautiful :thumbup: Bozack all I can say is WOW!! I don't have anything in Snakewood but I do believe this thread is about to change that.

 

[DeathbySnooSnoo]

I loooooove Snakewood. It is by far my favourite handle material. Each piece is so unique.
I've got a GEC Toothpick in Snakewood that I just love. I'll try to get a picture up of it tomorrow.

 

[Jolipapa]

Thank you. This thread is my first encounter with snakewood. It's beautiful. What does it come from? Is there a snakewood tree?

in fact there are two diffferent woods on Draggat's picture. The top one L08 Perceval seems to be made made from Marmoroxylon racemosum
(in French Bois de serpent #snakewood) and is awesome.
The two other French knives, Renaud Aubry's navette & Vicomte are made from Brosimum guianense (French name Amourette, did not find an English equivalent else than snakewood) a rarer wood.
In these case (can't speak for the US made knife) the woods come fromfrench Guyane, but can also be found in Suriname and sometime Brasil. They are not painted or treated in anyway. The amopurette is an expensive wood, theBois de serpent much less.
You can see the difference here, color and pricewise (top and bottom knives) :

 

[Ben Romney]

Wow! Thank you for all of that good information. It is a beautiful wood. After further thought, I started to wonder if some of the most beautiful wooden rifle stocks that I've seen were in fact snakewood.

 

[draggat]

in fact there are two diffferent woods on Draggat's picture. The top one L08 Perceval seems to be made made from Marmoroxylon racemosum
(in French Bois de serpent #snakewood) and is awesome.
The two other French knives, Renaud Aubry's navette & Vicomte are made from Brosimum guianense (French name Amourette, did not find an English equivalent else than snakewood) a rarer wood.
In these case (can't speak for the US made knife) the woods come fromfrench Guyane, but can also be found in Suriname and sometime Brasil. They are not painted or treated in anyway. The amopurette is an expensive wood, theBois de serpent much less.
You can see the difference here, color and pricewise (top and bottom knives) :

Actually, the L-08 in my first picture was labeled and sold to me as amourette. Whether or not it truly is, I do not know for sure. However, if you look at the spine part of the handle, you can see the traditional snakewood spotting. I assumed that this just wasn't a very well figured slab of snakewood. It's beautiful nonetheless.

The following knife is a Perceval Le Francais. This is bois de serpent, the English translation being snakewood. As far as I was able to find, this particular wood is called marblewood in the US. I don't know the scientific name but I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to find.




One other thing..... Renaud Aubry calls his snakewood (amourette) letterwood..... jeez, this stuff gets confusing!

 

[pistonsandgears]

Lots of good looking snakewood here! It's a favorite of mine also. Here is my trio of snakes.